Administration and Information Technology HND

What is special about this course?

Businesses and other organisations rely upon people with good skills in administration and information technology.

This more advanced course can help your career by providing you with the high level of practical and problem solving skills you need to improve your job prospects.

Special features

• You will acquire advanced IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, database and desktop publishing
• You will also benefit from the study of generic business skills such as managing change and developing teams
• Completion of this course may provide credit towards a number of professional qualifications including Institute of Qualified Private Secretaries, Institute of Administrative Management and Association of Secretaries
• You can study full time or part time to suit your personal and professional circumstances*

*available modes of study will vary, depending on which UHI Campus you are applying to study with

Entry requirements

• 2 Scottish Highers at grade C or above, preferably English, Administration, Business or Accountancy OR
• 2 A Levels at grade D or above, preferably English, Administration, Business or Accountancy
• Direct entry to year 2 may be possible with an HNC Administration and Information Technology
• Prospective students without the standard entry requirements are encouraged to apply and will be considered on an individual basis

Year 1 - HNC

Year 1 of the HND is HNC Administration and Information Technology.

Year 2 - HND

Mandatory units are:

• Communication: business communication
• Developing the individual within a team
• Digital technologies for administrators
• Graded Unit I: administration and information technology
• Graded Unit II: administration and information technology
• Graded Unit III: administration and information technology
• Information and communication technology in business
• IT in business - databases, advanced databases
• IT in business - spreadsheets, advanced spreadsheets
• IT in business - word processing, presentation applications, advanced word processing
• Office administration
• Office management
• Presentation skills
• Personal development planning
• Recording financial transactions

Optional units may include:

• Administrative procedures
• Behavioural skills for business
• Business accounting
• Business contractual relationships
• Business culture and strategy
• Business law: an introduction
• Creating a culture of customer care
• Digital marketing communications: an introduction
• Economic issues: an introduction
• Getting started in business
• Hospital patient administration
• Human resource management: an introduction
• Human resource management: core activities
• IT in business - word processing, spreadsheets and databases: an introduction
• Managing people and organisations
• Marketing: an introduction
• Medical terminology for administration staff
• Payroll
• Personal enterprise skills
• Publishing on the internet
• Research skills
• Statistics for business
• Using financial accounting software
• Visual communications: social media
• Work experience

Option units available may vary depending on study location, for more information contact your chosen campus.

Fees

For students normally domiciled in Scotland, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes

• EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status in the UK,
• EEA/Swiss nationals with settled status in the UK
• EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Rest of UK students

For students normally domiciled in the rest of the UK (England, Wales and N. Ireland, including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and with a term time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

Fees are payable in advance each academic year unless otherwise agreed.

There are a number of funding options available to UK students to help you pay for your studies and your cost of living while studying.

International students

For students who do not normally reside in the UK, including EU/EEA and Swiss nationals without settled or pre-settled status in the UK, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are not self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Part-time study is not open to international student requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK.

Funding

UHI has a number of scholarships, bursaries, awards, and discretionary fund opportunities available to new and current students. Please use the A-Z of funds or use the filter to see which ones may be relevant to you. All students are welcome to apply.

Further information on funding your studies is also available, please see the attached link or contact the relevant UHI partner.